Connected Sounds
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -Connected Sounds is a new series of informal conversations with queer musicians. Following on from the success of our annual LGBTQ+ The Music events, Connected Sounds was borne out of a desire to showcase queer artists as human beings with complex personalities, passions and life experiences. In each episode, our host Maya Kally delves into the intersectionality of queer identity, covering topics such as gender, race, class, mental health, climate change and more.
Thanks to Social Enterprise Support Fund, Unltd, Culture Recovery Fund and National Lottery players for their invaluable support.
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Episodes
Tom Aspaul: On Being A Gay Man, Writing For The Sugababes, Black Country Disco and His Roma Heritage
July 13, 2021 19:09 - 39 minutes - 45 MBTom Aspaul is an independent singer/songwriter and producer from Wolverhampton. After writing songs for Celeste, Kylie Minogue and AlunaGeorge, in 2020, Tom released his debut album, 'Black Country Disco' - lauded as 'queer disco album of the year' by Gay Times, 'utterly luscious' by GQ, and featured in several end-of-year lists, including both The Guardian and Albumism. In less than a year, 'Black Country Disco' has been streamed nearly 3 million times as well as selling close to 1,500 phys...
Best Bits From Season One!!
July 13, 2021 17:48 - 33 minutes - 38.7 MBFrom Self Esteem (Rebecca Lucy Taylor) to Kindness (Adam Bainbridge), Denai Moore, Quinn Christopherson, Chardine Taylor Stone, Erin Rae, and Tom Aspaul, we wanted to put together a complication of best bits from our season one episodes! Our host Maya Kally (she/they) is a genre-free singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist with jazz, indie and experimental influence. Maya's music includes, 'Fantastic new talent!’ - Amazing Radio {Another Time}, ‘Divine Single’ - BBC Radio 6 M...
Erin Rae: On Growing Up in the South, Sexuality, Racial Injustice and Childhood Memories
June 22, 2021 11:28 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MBToday's guest on 'Connected Sounds' is Erin Rae - a Nashville indie folk singer-songwriter gifted with a unique ability to fuse musical genres and influences to craft songs that feel fresh and wholly her own. Both lyrically and sonically, she strikes a fiercely independent chord, proudly releasing a deeply personal record Putting On Airs that reflects her own upbringing in Tennessee, including the prejudices and injustices that she witnessed as a child that continue to impact her life to t...
Denai Moore: On 'Modern Dread', Social Media, Her Sexuality and being a Vegan Chef
June 15, 2021 09:16 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBJoining us on the podcast today is Denai Moore - a British-Jamaican genre-free artist who rose to prominence as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album ‘Wonder Where We Land’. Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she started to learn to play keyboard from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10. In 2020, Denai Moore returned with her third studio album Modern Dread, encapsulating the anxiety-inducing state of the world in recent years. In this episode, D...
Self Esteem (Rebecca Lucy Taylor): on Prioritising Pleasure and Navigating Relationships
June 08, 2021 01:28 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBToday’s guest on the podcast is Rebecca Lucy Taylor (she/her) - an unapologetic pop star hailing from Rotherham, UK, who has been releasing music as Self Esteem since 2017. In this episode, Rebecca talks candidly about female pleasure, relationships, the fears that come alongside being a woman, navigating personalities in a band and so much more.... Her critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Compliments Please’ was released in March 2019. Prior to this, Taylor was one half of the duo Slow Club,...
Chardine Taylor-Stone (Big Joanie): Discusses Women in Punk, Punk as a Working-Class Subculture and Afro-punk
June 01, 2021 12:50 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBBig Joanie are a Black feminist punk band whose passionate live shows and punk rock ethos have led to them becoming one of the most talked about bands on the UK live scene. The band formed in the heart of London’s DIY punk scene in 2013 and acts as a space where its members (singer/guitarist Stephanie Phillips, drummer Chardine Taylor-Stone, and bassist Estella Adeyeri) can be completely themselves as black women. Big Joanie released their debut album Sistahs in 2018 to wide critical acclaim...
Chardine Taylor-Stone (Big Joanie): Discusses Afropunk, Gender Roles in Punk and its Roots as a Working Class Subculture
June 01, 2021 12:50 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBThis week's guest on the podcast is Chardine Taylor-Stone from the band Big Joanie. In this episode, she talks about being inspired by the Afropunk documentary, punk's roots as a working class subculture, gender roles in the punk genre and much more... Big Joanie are a Black feminist punk band whose passionate live shows and punk rock ethos have led to them becoming one of the most talked about bands on the UK live scene. The band formed in the heart of London’s DIY punk scene in 2013 and a...
Quinn Christopherson: Experiences Of A Transgender Man In Today's Society.
May 24, 2021 22:23 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBThroughout today's episode, Quinn Christopherson speaks about winning the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk competition, his Indigenous heritage, and his experiences as a trans man in today's society. Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabaskan and Iñupiaq songwriter born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the winner of the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and has since self-released two singles ‘Raedeen’ and ‘Erase Me’. Social links: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tzC81XDBWtTPfJyUg6O2j...
Quinn Christopherson: On His Experience of Living in Alaska as a Trans Man
May 24, 2021 22:23 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBThroughout today's episode, Quinn Christopherson speaks about winning the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk competition, his Indigenous heritage, and his experiences as a trans man in today's society. Quinn Christopherson is an Ahtna Athabaskan and Iñupiaq songwriter born, raised, and based in Anchorage, Alaska. He is the winner of the 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and has since self-released two singles ‘Raedeen’ and ‘Erase Me’. Twitter @BucketHatQuinn Instagram @quinnchristopherson Facebook Quinn Chris...
Kindness: On being Mixed Race, Non-Binary, South Asian and Collaborating with Solange, Robyn and Celeste (p.2)
May 19, 2021 18:36 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThroughout today's episode Kindness speaks about everything from working as a producer and collaborator, their experiences being mixed race, non-binary, pansexual, and South Asian, and their grandmother's life as one of the longest-standing political prisoners. A Connected Sounds episode will be released EVERY TUESDAY, with occasional Friday episodes for extended episodes. **Disclaimer: the views expressed by our guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an e...
Kindness: On Being Non-Binary, Their South Asian Heritage and Collaborating with Solange, Robyn and Celeste (pt.2)
May 19, 2021 18:36 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBThroughout today's episode Kindness speaks about everything from working as a producer and collaborator, their experiences being mixed race, non-binary, pansexual, and South Asian, and their grandmother's life as one of the longest-standing political prisoners. Kindness is a non-binary DJ, Producer, and Songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, they have collaborated with the likes of Solange, Robyn, Blood Orange, and many more brilliant artists. Throughout today's...
Kindness (Adam Bainbridge): Corruption Within The Music Industry (p.1)
May 14, 2021 15:38 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MBKindness is a non-binary DJ, Producer, and Songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, they have collaborated with the likes of Solange, Robyn, Blood Orange, and many more brilliant artists. Throughout today's episode, Kindness speaks openly and honestly about corruption within the music industry, being an independent artist, their gender, South Asian heritage, and much more. Connected Sounds is made thanks to the invaluable support of the Social Enterprise Support F...
Kindness (Adam Bainbridge): Corruption Within The Music Industry (pt.1)
May 14, 2021 15:38 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MBKindness (Adam Bainbridge) is a non-binary DJ, Producer, and Songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, they have collaborated with the likes of Solange, Robyn, Blood Orange, and many more brilliant artists. Throughout today's episode, Kindness speaks openly and honestly about corruption within the music industry, being an independent artist, their gender, South Asian heritage, and much more. Twitter @Kindness / Instagram @kindnessmusic / Facebook https://www.facebo...